Multi-axis assisted device for body position turning of ICU patients
By designing a multi-axis auxiliary device, which uses a drive mechanism and airbag system to assist ICU patients in turning over, the problem of laborious turning over for nursing staff has been solved, and the safety and convenience of turning over have been improved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- FIRST HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PLA
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-21
AI Technical Summary
Turning ICU patients over is quite strenuous for nursing staff. Existing manual methods of turning over patients are physically demanding and pose safety risks.
Design a multi-axis assistive device, including a bed body, support frame, bed board, drive mechanism and airbag system. The drive mechanism drives the bed board to rotate, and the airbag system assists the patient in turning over. The side guards and telescopic pull rods provide safety protection.
It reduces the physical exertion of nursing staff, improves the safety of turning over, prevents patients from falling, and enables convenient turning over of ICU patients.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of nursing position turning auxiliary devices, specifically a multi-axis auxiliary device for turning the position of ICU patients. Background Technology
[0002] ICU (Intensive Care Unit) patients are those who require 24-hour close monitoring and special medical care due to serious illness or major trauma. These patients' conditions are usually complex, dangerous, and rapidly progressing, requiring medical staff to use professional techniques and equipment for treatment. For ICU patients, prolonged bed rest can easily lead to circulatory disorders, resulting in complications such as bedsores, muscle contractures, and joint stiffness. Therefore, nursing staff need to frequently turn patients over. Currently, turning is done manually by medical staff, which is generally divided into single-person turning and double-person turning. However, both single-person and double-person turning are quite strenuous. Utility Model Content
[0003] This invention provides a multi-axis auxiliary device for turning ICU patients, which has the advantage of assisting ICU patients in turning over, thus solving the problem that it is difficult for nursing staff to turn ICU patients over.
[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a multi-axis auxiliary device for turning ICU patients, comprising a bed frame, a support frame fixed to the top of the bed frame, a bed board one fixed to the top of the support frame, an mounting plate fixed to the bottom of the bed board one, a rotating shaft one rotatably connected to the mounting plate via bearings, connecting blocks fixed to both ends of the rotating shaft one, a bed board two fixed to the top of the two connecting blocks, a drive mechanism for turning the bed board two on the support frame, a recessed groove on the top of the bed board two, two rotating shafts two rotatably connected inside the recessed groove via bearings, a turning side plate fixed to the surface of each rotating shaft two, two airbags fixed inside the recessed groove, the tops of the airbags respectively fixedly connected to the corresponding turning side plates, an air inlet pipe fixedly connected to the air inlet of each airbag, an air outlet pipe fixedly connected to the air outlet of each airbag, a wireless control valve installed on both the air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe, and an air inflation assembly for inflating the two airbags below the support frame.
[0005] As a preferred technical solution of this utility model, the driving mechanism includes a bearing seat fixed between the inner walls of both sides of the support frame, an electric push rod is fixed to the top of the bearing seat, an L-shaped toothed plate is fixed to the top end of the electric push rod, and a gear is fixed to the surface of the rotating shaft, the gear meshing with the L-shaped toothed plate.
[0006] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the top of the bearing seat has two T-slots, and the bottom of the L-shaped toothed plate has two T-plates that are adapted to the T-slots.
[0007] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the air pump assembly includes an air pump cylinder disposed below the support frame. A piston slides inside the air pump cylinder. An electric push rod is fixed to the top of the air pump cylinder via a bracket. A T-shaped shaft is fixed to the top end of the electric push rod cylinder. The bottom end of the T-shaped shaft slides through the air pump cylinder and extends into its interior, where it is fixedly connected to the piston. An inlet one-way valve and two outlet one-way valves are connected to the outer wall of the air pump cylinder. Each outlet one-way valve is connected to and fixed with an inflation hose. The other end of each inflation hose is connected to and fixedly connected to the inlet pipe of the corresponding airbag.
[0008] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, one end of each inflatable hose is connected and fixed with a male connector, and one end of each air inlet pipe is connected and fixed with a female connector, and the female connectors are respectively threadedly connected and fixed to the corresponding male connectors.
[0009] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a counterweight is fixed to the bottom of the air pump.
[0010] As a preferred embodiment of this invention, both inflatable hoses are metal hoses.
[0011] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, four elastic bands are fixed on the second bed board, wherein the upper surface of two elastic bands is fixed with hook and loop fasteners, and the lower surface of the other two elastic bands is fixed with hook and loop fasteners.
[0012] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a guide block is fixed to one side wall of the support frame, and a hanging rod is inserted into the insertion hole at the top of the guide block.
[0013] As a preferred embodiment of this utility model, side guards are fixed to both sides of the support frame, and two movable frames are slidably connected to each side guard. Telescopic tie rods are fixed to each side guard, and one end of each movable frame is fixedly connected to the corresponding telescopic tie rod.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, this utility model provides a multi-axis auxiliary device for turning ICU patients, which has the following beneficial effects:
[0015] 1. This multi-axis auxiliary device for turning ICU patients consists of a bed, support frame, bed board one, mounting plate, rotating shaft one, connecting block, bed board two, drive mechanism, rotating shaft two, turning side plate, airbag, and inflation assembly. In use, the drive mechanism can rotate bed board two, which can assist nursing staff in sitting up the ICU patient. When it is necessary to turn the ICU patient to the left or right, the inflation assembly can be used to inflate the airbag at the corresponding position, which can then drive the turning side plate to perform assisted turning operations for the patient to the left or right, thereby reducing the physical exertion of nursing staff.
[0016] 2. This multi-axis auxiliary device for turning ICU patients can form a protective barrier on both sides of the bed by setting up side guards, a movable frame and telescopic tie rods. This provides protection when turning ICU patients from side to side, thus preventing ICU patients from falling when adjusting their position and improving safety during use. Attached Figure Description
[0017] Figure 1 This is a first-view schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 This is a second-view schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the support frame structure of this utility model;
[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bed board of this utility model;
[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the second structure of the bed board of this utility model;
[0022] Figure 6 This utility model Figure 5 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point A in the middle;
[0023] Figure 7 This utility model Figure 3 Enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at point B.
[0024] In the diagram: 1. Bed frame; 2. Support frame; 3. Bed board one; 4. Mounting plate; 5. Rotary shaft one; 6. Connecting block; 7. Bed board two; 8. Drive mechanism; 801. Bearing seat; 802. Electric push rod one; 803. L-shaped toothed plate; 804. Gear; 805. T-slot; 806. T-plate; 9. Sink; 10. Rotary shaft two; 11. Turning side plate; 12. Airbag; 13. Air inlet pipe; 14. Exhaust pipe; 15. Wireless control 16. Valve; 16. Air inflator assembly; 1601. Air pump; 1602. Piston; 1603. Electric push rod II; 1604. T-shaft; 1605. Inlet check valve; 1606. Outlet check valve; 1607. Inflation hose; 1608. Male connector; 1609. Female connector; 1610. Counterweight; 17. Elastic band; 18. Guide block; 19. Hanging rod; 20. Side guard; 21. Moving frame; 22. Telescopic tie rod. Detailed Implementation
[0025] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0026] Please see Figures 1-7 This utility model discloses a multi-axis auxiliary device for rotating ICU patients, including a bed body 1, a support frame 2 fixed to the top of the bed body 1, a bed board 3 fixed to the top of the support frame 2, a mounting plate 4 fixed to the bottom of the bed board 3, a rotating shaft 5 rotatably connected to the mounting plate 4 via bearings, connecting blocks 6 fixed to both ends of the rotating shaft 5, a second bed board 7 fixed to the top of the two connecting blocks 6, a drive mechanism 8 for driving the second bed board 7 to rotate on the support frame 2, and a groove 9 formed on the top of the second bed board 7. Inside the trough 9, two rotating shafts 10 are rotatably connected by bearings. The surface of each rotating shaft 10 is fixed with a turning side plate 11. Inside the trough 9, two airbags 12 are fixed. The top of each airbag 12 is fixedly connected to the corresponding turning side plate 11. Each airbag 12 has an air inlet pipe 13 connected to its air inlet and an exhaust pipe 14 connected to its exhaust outlet. Both the air inlet pipe 13 and the exhaust pipe 14 are equipped with wireless control valves 15. An air inflation assembly 16 for inflating the two airbags 12 is provided below the support frame 2.
[0027] Specifically, the drive mechanism 8 includes a support seat 801 fixed between the inner walls of both sides of the support frame 2. An electric push rod 802 is fixed to the top of the support seat 801. An L-shaped toothed plate 803 is fixed to the top end of the electric push rod 802. A gear 804 is fixed to the surface of the rotating shaft 5. The gear 804 meshes with the L-shaped toothed plate 803.
[0028] In this embodiment, when in use, starting the electric push rod 802 can push the L-shaped toothed plate 803 to move. After the L-shaped toothed plate 803 moves, it can drive the gear 804 to rotate. Since the gear 804 is fixed on the surface of the rotating shaft 5, it can drive the bed plate 7 to flip.
[0029] Specifically, the top of the bearing seat 801 has two T-slots 805, and the bottom of the L-shaped toothed plate 803 has two T-plates 806 that are adapted to the T-slots 805.
[0030] In this embodiment, the L-shaped toothed plate 803 can play an auxiliary supporting and guiding role, so as to make it more stable during the sliding process.
[0031] Specifically, the air pump assembly 16 includes an air pump 1601 located below the support frame 2. A piston 1602 slides inside the air pump 1601. An electric push rod 1603 is fixed to the top of the air pump 1601 via a bracket. A T-shaped shaft 1604 is fixed to the top end of the electric push rod 1603. The bottom end of the T-shaped shaft 1604 slides through the air pump 1601 and extends into its interior, where it is fixedly connected to the piston 1602. An inlet one-way valve 1605 and two outlet one-way valves 1606 are connected to the outer wall of the air pump 1601. An inflation hose 1607 is fixedly connected to each outlet one-way valve 1606. The other end of the inflation hose 1607 is connected and fixedly connected to the air inlet pipe 13 of the corresponding airbag 12.
[0032] In this embodiment, when in use, the electric push rod 1603 is activated. At this time, the top end of the electric push rod 1603 can drive the piston 1602 to move up and down inside the air pump 1601 through the T-shaped shaft 1604. When the piston 1602 moves up, it can draw external air into the air pump 1601 through the air intake one-way valve 1605. When the piston 1602 moves down, the air in the air pump 1601 is compressed and will be delivered from the two air outlet one-way valves 1606 to the inside of the inflation hose 1607, and finally delivered to the inside of the air bag 12 to complete the inflation operation.
[0033] Specifically, one end of each inflation hose 1607 is connected to and fixed with a male connector 1608, and one end of each air inlet pipe 13 is connected to and fixed with a female connector 1609. The female connectors 1609 are threadedly connected and fixed to the corresponding male connectors 1608.
[0034] In this embodiment, the male connector 1608 and the female connector 1609 are used to make one end of the inflation hose 1607 detachably connected to the air inlet pipe 13, which is convenient for disassembly later.
[0035] Specifically, a counterweight 1610 is fixed to the bottom of the air pump 1601.
[0036] In this embodiment, after the connected air pump 1601 is placed on the ground under the bed 1, the air pump 1601 will be more stable after being placed by the weight increase of the counterweight block 1610.
[0037] Specifically, both inflatable hoses 1607 are metal hoses.
[0038] In this embodiment, the air hose 1607 is made of metal hose, which has good pressure resistance and long service life.
[0039] Specifically, four elastic bands 17 are fixed on the bed board 2 7. The upper surfaces of two elastic bands 17 are fixed with hook and loop fasteners, and the lower surfaces of the other two elastic bands 17 are fixed with hook and loop fasteners.
[0040] In this implementation plan, when the patient's upper body is on the bed board 27 and needs to sit up, the elastic band 17 can play a certain protective role to prevent the patient's upper body from tilting to the left or right after sitting up.
[0041] Specifically, a guide block 18 is fixed to one side wall of the support frame 2, and a hanging rod 19 is inserted into the insertion hole at the top of the guide block 18.
[0042] In this implementation plan, it serves to hang and retrieve infusion bottles or bags during use.
[0043] Specifically, side guards 20 are fixed to both sides of the support frame 2, and two movable frames 21 are slidably connected to each side guard 20. Telescopic tie rods 22 are fixed to each side guard 20, and one end of each movable frame 21 is fixedly connected to the corresponding telescopic tie rod 22.
[0044] In this implementation plan, the safety of adjusting the patient's position can be improved. When in use, the telescopic pull rod 22 can be moved upward, which will drive the movable frame 21 to move upward, thus protecting the side of the bed 1. When it is necessary to move the movable frame 21 downward to reset, simply move the telescopic pull rod 22 downward again. The structure and principle of the telescopic pull rod 22 are the same as those of the pull rod of a suitcase. Since it is existing technology, its internal structure is not shown or explained in detail here.
[0045] The working principle and usage process of this utility model are as follows: When the patient lies on the bed 1, their lower body is on the bed board 3 and their upper body is on the bed board 7. When it is necessary to sit up the patient, the electric push rod 802 is activated to move the L-shaped toothed plate 803. After the L-shaped toothed plate 803 moves, it drives the gear 804 to rotate. Since the gear 804 is fixed on the surface of the rotating shaft 5, it can drive the rotating shaft 5 to rotate. After the rotating shaft 5 rotates, it can drive the bed board 7 to rotate to a certain angle through the connecting block 6. At this time, it can assist the nursing staff in sitting up the ICU patient. The angle at which the ICU patient sits up depends on the degree of movement of the L-shaped toothed plate 803. When it is necessary to turn the ICU patient to the side, the electric push rod 1603 is activated. At this time, the top end of the electric push rod 1603 drives the piston 1602 through the T-shaped shaft 1604 to the air pump 160. The internal movement of the piston 1602 is as follows: when the piston 1602 moves upward, it can draw external air into the air pump 1601 through the intake one-way valve 1605. When the piston 1602 moves downward, the air in the air pump 1601 is compressed and delivered to the air inflator hose 1607 through the two exhaust one-way valves 1606. At this time, the wireless control valve 15 on the corresponding intake pipe 13 can be opened according to the direction in which the ICU patient needs to be turned. Then, gas can be filled into the corresponding air bag 12. Since the turning side plate 11 rotates on the pivot 10, the inflated air bag 12 can make the turning side plate 11 rotate to a certain angle, thus assisting medical staff in turning ICU patients. After use, the wireless control valve 15 on the corresponding exhaust pipe 14 can be opened to expel the air bag 12, thereby restoring the turning side plate 11 to its original position.
[0046] In summary, this multi-axis auxiliary device for turning ICU patients solves the problem of the considerable effort required for nursing staff to turn ICU patients.
[0047] It should be noted that, in this document, terms such as "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.
[0048] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A multi-axis assistive device for repositioning ICU patients, comprising a bed (1), characterized in that: A support frame (2) is fixed to the top of the bed frame (1), a bed board (3) is fixed to the top of the support frame (2), an mounting plate (4) is fixed to the bottom of the bed board (3), a rotating shaft (5) is rotatably connected to the mounting plate (4) via bearings, connecting blocks (6) are fixed to both ends of the rotating shaft (5), a bed board (7) is fixed to the top of the two connecting blocks (6), a drive mechanism (8) for driving the bed board (7) to flip is provided on the support frame (2), a groove (9) is opened on the top of the bed board (7), and two rotating shafts are rotatably connected to the inside of the groove (9) via bearings. Second (10), the surface of the rotating shaft second (10) is fixed with a turning side plate (11), the inside of the sink (9) is fixed with two airbags (12), the top of the airbags (12) is fixedly connected to the corresponding turning side plate (11), the air inlet of the airbags (12) is connected to the fixed air inlet pipe (13), the air outlet of the airbags (12) is connected to the fixed exhaust pipe (14), the air inlet pipe (13) and the exhaust pipe (14) are both equipped with wireless control valves (15), and an air inflation component (16) for inflating the two airbags (12) is provided below the support frame (2).
2. The multi-axis auxiliary device for repositioning ICU patients according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drive mechanism (8) includes a support seat (801) fixed between the inner walls of both sides of the support frame (2). An electric push rod (802) is fixed to the top of the support seat (801). An L-shaped toothed plate (803) is fixed to the top end of the electric push rod (802). A gear (804) is fixed to the surface of the rotating shaft (5). The gear (804) meshes with the L-shaped toothed plate (803).
3. A multi-axis assistive device for repositioning ICU patients according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top of the support base (801) has two T-slots (805), and the bottom of the L-shaped toothed plate (803) has two T-plates (806) that are adapted to the T-slots (805).
4. A multi-axis assistive device for repositioning ICU patients according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air pump assembly (16) includes an air pump (1601) located below the support frame (2). A piston (1602) slides inside the air pump (1601). An electric push rod (1603) is fixed to the top of the air pump (1601) via a bracket. A T-shaped shaft (1604) is fixed to the top end of the electric push rod (1603). The bottom end of the T-shaped shaft (1604) slides through the air pump (1601) and extends into its interior, and is fixedly connected to the piston (1602). An inlet one-way valve (1605) and two outlet one-way valves (1606) are connected to the outer wall of the air pump (1601). An inflation hose (1607) is fixedly connected to each outlet one-way valve (1606). The other end of the inflation hose (1607) is connected and fixedly connected to the air inlet pipe (13) of the corresponding airbag (12).
5. A multi-axis assistive device for repositioning ICU patients according to claim 4, characterized in that: One end of each of the air hoses (1607) is connected to and fixed with a male connector (1608), and one end of each of the air inlet pipes (13) is connected to and fixed with a female connector (1609). The female connectors (1609) are threadedly connected and fixed to the corresponding male connectors (1608).
6. A multi-axis assistive device for repositioning ICU patients according to claim 4, characterized in that: A counterweight (1610) is fixed to the bottom of the air pump (1601).
7. A multi-axis assistive device for repositioning ICU patients according to claim 4, characterized in that: Both inflatable hoses (1607) are metal hoses.
8. A multi-axis assistive device for repositioning ICU patients according to claim 1, characterized in that: Four elastic bands (17) are fixed on the second bed board (7), two of which have hook and loop fasteners fixed on their upper surfaces, and the other two have hook and loop fasteners fixed on their lower surfaces.
9. A multi-axis assistive device for repositioning ICU patients according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide block (18) is fixed to one side wall of the support frame (2), and a hanging rod (19) is inserted into the insertion hole at the top of the guide block (18).
10. A multi-axis assistive device for repositioning ICU patients according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both sides of the support frame (2) are fixed with side guards (20), and two movable frames (21) are slidably connected on each side guard (20). Each side guard (20) is fixed with a telescopic tie rod (22), and one end of each movable frame (21) is fixedly connected to the corresponding telescopic tie rod (22).